document.write( "Question 445977: Today Justin reached 1/11 the age his mother was when he was born. Today, Justin's mother is ____ times as old as Justin.
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Today Justin reached 1/11 the age his mother was when he was born.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = mother's present age
\n" ); document.write( "Let y = Justin's present age
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\n" ); document.write( "(x-y) = Mother's age when J was born
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\n" ); document.write( "y = \"1%2F11\"(x - y)
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 11
\n" ); document.write( "11y = x - y
\n" ); document.write( "11y + y = x
\n" ); document.write( "12y = x
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( "\"Today, Justin's mother is _12_ times as old as Justin.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if that will work with real numbers
\n" ); document.write( "Let J be 4 yrs old, then Mom is 12*4 which is 48
\n" ); document.write( "4 yrs ago Mom was 44 which is 11 times J's present age \n" ); document.write( "
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